Admiral Nakhimov

The Admiral Nakhimov (known until 1992 as the Kalinin) is one of the four Kirov-class battle cruisers (heavy nuclear guided missile cruisers) that was built for the Soviet Navy in the 1970s. It was commissioned into the Northern Fleet in 1989. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union the ship was rarely used and by 1999 it was in need of modernization. For years the cruiser has remained in a shipyard awaiting a refitting. Plans were made to refit the Admiral Nakhimov throughout the 2000s, but it was not until around 2014 that enough funds were found to begin the process, since the Russian Navy wants to reactivate all four of the Kirov-class warships. The ship is projected to enter active service with the Russian Navy in 2018.